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debate. round two of the prize fight between president obama and mitt romney will be a battle for momentum in the final weeks before election day. we'll look at who's got the advantage heading into tuesday night. >> give you a sense of the stakes here. president obama taking four days off the trail hunkering down for debate prep. we'll get into that with jake tapper coming up. >>> also, he's the austrian daredevil getting ready to dive from the edge of space. we're live from roswell, new mexico. they've just now given the weather clear. ginger zee has done a lot of crazy stuff for the sake of this broadcast. this is her next thing. what do you think? >> right after felix does it. we'll see how it goes first. >> he's setting the bar high. >> that's the proper attitude of caution. >>> who says becoming a parent means giving up any daredevil indulgences? we'll introduce you to one dad who satisfied his need for speed with this souped up stroller. his plans may surprise you. peter, i hope you're
debate. round two of the prize fight between president obama and mitt romney will be a battle for momentum in the final weeks before election day. we'll look at who's got the advantage heading into tuesday night. >> give you a sense of the stakes here. president obama taking four days off the trail hunkering down for debate prep. we'll get into that with jake tapper coming up. >>> also, he's the austrian daredevil getting ready to dive from the edge of space. we're live from...
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i think this was a fantastic debate. i think governor romney won this debate. and you know why i think he won it? americans for the third time got to see a man ready to become a great president. what they got from mitt romney, clear answers. a clear vision for foreign policy. clear distinctions on how we should go forward in this country. what we got from president obama were mostly attacks on mitt romney. that's not an agenda. and we didn't get an agenda on how we should move our country forward on foreign policy. we got a defensive -- he tried to defend his record. it's a bad record. turn on your tv. and you see that the obama policies are unraveling before us. iran's closer to a nuclear weapon. the arab spring is becoming an islamist winter in some countries. and we look weaker across the world. >> the first polls we've seen from cbs show a 30-point win for president obama. >> well, look. i think president obama basically spent half his time attacking mitt romney, not offering a new vision. and what mitt romney said here's what we can do better on iran polic
i think this was a fantastic debate. i think governor romney won this debate. and you know why i think he won it? americans for the third time got to see a man ready to become a great president. what they got from mitt romney, clear answers. a clear vision for foreign policy. clear distinctions on how we should go forward in this country. what we got from president obama were mostly attacks on mitt romney. that's not an agenda. and we didn't get an agenda on how we should move our country...
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meanwhile, mitt romney riding his post-debate momentum into a must-win state for him, florida, it's "your voice, your vote" and abc's david kerley is in orlando with 30 days to go. david, good morning to you, sir. >> reporter: good morning to you, dan. you know, mitt romney is really trying to build on that debate momentum, so he's spending another day here in florida where the campaign says that the race is tightening, and romney got one of his biggest crowds ever last night in a state he really has to win. [ cheers ] >> that was a florida welcome. thank you so much. >> reporter: one of mitt romney's biggest crowds ever, more than 6,000 supporters near orlando in a state he needs to win. >> we're going to overcome the challenges we have. i'm counting on florida to win this for me on november 6th. >> yes. >> reporter: the crowd energized about the candidate's chances after that first debate. >> when it came to jobs and the economy, he doesn't really have anything to add to what he's been doing over the last four years. i don't think we could afford four more years like the last four y
meanwhile, mitt romney riding his post-debate momentum into a must-win state for him, florida, it's "your voice, your vote" and abc's david kerley is in orlando with 30 days to go. david, good morning to you, sir. >> reporter: good morning to you, dan. you know, mitt romney is really trying to build on that debate momentum, so he's spending another day here in florida where the campaign says that the race is tightening, and romney got one of his biggest crowds ever last night in...
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heading back to boston for more debate practice, mitt romney would not endorse the view that the debates could be do-or-die for his campaign. >> i don't think anyone would suggest that the debates are not important. i can't tell you how important it will be. it will be a good chance for the president and for me to have a conversation with the american people about our respective views. >> four more years. >> reporter: mr. obama spent a couple of hours practicing yesterday, as well. and has three days set aside for more practice. it's nicknamed debate camp. and near the end of camp, like now, it's a full-on mock debate. following the time rules, podiums the exact distance apart, and fill-ins for the opposition. preparing joe biden. >> it's only tense when they give you the completely wrong answer. the goal is to make them feel that they're as real as possible. >> reporter: she believes romney has the harder chore. >> the idea that i'm anti-immigrant is repulsive. >> reporter: being aggressive against the president, drawing distinctions between the president, trying not to be nasty. >> i d
heading back to boston for more debate practice, mitt romney would not endorse the view that the debates could be do-or-die for his campaign. >> i don't think anyone would suggest that the debates are not important. i can't tell you how important it will be. it will be a good chance for the president and for me to have a conversation with the american people about our respective views. >> four more years. >> reporter: mr. obama spent a couple of hours practicing yesterday, as...
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if romney doesn't do well in this debate it will be hard to get back in this race. >> reporter: both candidates have checklists. mitt romney has to avoid appearing detached. his to-do list, the three cs, show compassion, that he's competent and that he can indeed connect the voters. >> on those three cs, that's where he's got to really do well. >> reporter: while they lead in the polls, team obama know that debates can be a game-changer. so the president will have to look strong and forceful, not passive. he needs to avoid appearing irritable or impatient. and don't be long-winded. >> they need him to answer questions short, concise. and to the point. it's more his mannerismsened his style and the way he comes across. >> the pressure is on for this first debate. it could be a huge audience. anywhere between 50 million to 65 million people may tune in to see these two men square off on wednesday night. >> david, thank you. >> great to see you live, david. >>> let's bring in "this week" host george stephanopoulos. also live, for more on this. the goal wednesday night is for each candid
if romney doesn't do well in this debate it will be hard to get back in this race. >> reporter: both candidates have checklists. mitt romney has to avoid appearing detached. his to-do list, the three cs, show compassion, that he's competent and that he can indeed connect the voters. >> on those three cs, that's where he's got to really do well. >> reporter: while they lead in the polls, team obama know that debates can be a game-changer. so the president will have to look...
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and president obama and mitt romney, one day away from that first and crucial debate. both candidates cramming in private. stakes could not be higher for romney behind, now, in the battleground states. jake tapper is in las vegas, where the president has set up debate camp. good morning, jake. >> reporter: good morning, george. that's right, both campaigns have been intensity participa participating in mock debates. president obama working on keeping his answers concise. mitt romney trying to get ud to the one-on-one format. in a race this close, both candidates know anything could make the difference tomorrow night. mitt romney held a rally in denver overnight, where he previewed tomorrow night's fireworks. >> these debates are an opportunity for each of us to describe the pathway forward for america that we would choose. and the american people have to make their choice as to what kind of america they want. >> reporter: he will likely start the day tomorrow with a workout. he's an elliptical machine kind of guy. the president is at this posh resort in nevada, where h
and president obama and mitt romney, one day away from that first and crucial debate. both candidates cramming in private. stakes could not be higher for romney behind, now, in the battleground states. jake tapper is in las vegas, where the president has set up debate camp. good morning, jake. >> reporter: good morning, george. that's right, both campaigns have been intensity participa participating in mock debates. president obama working on keeping his answers concise. mitt romney...
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mitt romney has a 24% lead over his opponents. this, the 14th gop debate, airs tonight at 9:00 eastern time right leer here on abc. >>> and congresswoman gabrielle giffords returned to arizona to be there for the anniversary of the deadly shooting there last year. >>> and a 50-year-old man shot and killed his wife and mother-in-law inside a hospital in georgia. the victims were visiting a relative in intensive care. the alleged gunman escaped. about two hours later he surrendered to police. >>> finally, a frozen pond in minnesota turned into an icy version of a slip-n-slide. the truck skidded almost 200 feet on to a pond before crashing through the ice. the driver was not seriously hurt. >>> time for the weather and over to ginger zee. >> it's an on and off foggy, soupy type of morning from brownsville, texas, through to florida. if you're near i-10 in the panhandle of florida, take extra time and plan ahead. how about temperatures. that's the other big headline here for the weekend. atlanta, 62 today after dealing with haul that
mitt romney has a 24% lead over his opponents. this, the 14th gop debate, airs tonight at 9:00 eastern time right leer here on abc. >>> and congresswoman gabrielle giffords returned to arizona to be there for the anniversary of the deadly shooting there last year. >>> and a 50-year-old man shot and killed his wife and mother-in-law inside a hospital in georgia. the victims were visiting a relative in intensive care. the alleged gunman escaped. about two hours later he...
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you have two more debates. look up and give it to mitt romney. also, talk about big bird next time. >> thanks very much. >>> thanks so much, george. it was a huge night online for the debate, as well. the event was exploding, literally, on social media, setting a new record on twitter. bianna golodryga is here to break down all the numbers. the most tweeted about event in political history. >> reporter: 10.3 million tweets, elizabeth, in just 90 minutes. you and i were discussing. we've been reading tweets all night, too. blowout number there. a lot of people were criticizing the event as being too wonky. too inside baseball. we wanted to see what the google searches were. and they agree. simpson bowels, dodd-frank. and who is winning the debate? and finally, big bird. donna hit this when she brought up big bird. and look at how many people were tweeting about big bird last night. 17,000 tweets per minute. >> they weren't just tweeting about big bird. they were creating new pages about big bird. >> that's right. fire big bird, a lot of people tal
you have two more debates. look up and give it to mitt romney. also, talk about big bird next time. >> thanks very much. >>> thanks so much, george. it was a huge night online for the debate, as well. the event was exploding, literally, on social media, setting a new record on twitter. bianna golodryga is here to break down all the numbers. the most tweeted about event in political history. >> reporter: 10.3 million tweets, elizabeth, in just 90 minutes. you and i were...
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and mitt romney is doing debate practice this weekend. it is tuesday, the big time we see them in the second debate. >> indeed. a lot of democrats, especially, say those adjustments are key. >>> for more on this, we have john avlon, senior columnist for "newsweek" and "the daily beast." let's talk about benghazi. is this a potent issue? and does the killing of bin laden not top the attack? >> this killing in benghazi was at the wrong time for the obama administration. it's been a month since the attack. we haven't brought those killers to justice. that's a real problem. but foreign policy has long been the president's strength in polls. in large part because of the killing of osama bin laden. the benghazi attack doesn't take that away. it doesn't take away winding down the wars that were so polarizing just four years ago. so, while it is a problem, i don't think it takes the issue off the table. and the third debate will be all about foreign policy. >> and the president said one of the problems the last debate, he was too nice. can we exp
and mitt romney is doing debate practice this weekend. it is tuesday, the big time we see them in the second debate. >> indeed. a lot of democrats, especially, say those adjustments are key. >>> for more on this, we have john avlon, senior columnist for "newsweek" and "the daily beast." let's talk about benghazi. is this a potent issue? and does the killing of bin laden not top the attack? >> this killing in benghazi was at the wrong time for the obama...
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he's seen since the debate, our debate coach says, keep it up. >> i can't imagine that governor romney would get overconfident, but he needs to keep doing much of the same he did in the first debate. >> reporter: the big face-off at hofstra set for tuesday night. and the campaigns continue to raise cash. the obama campaign has just announced that it has more than 4 million donors this cycle. that's a presidential record, dan and bianna. >> david kerley, thank you. >>> and for much more on tuesday's debate, let's bring in jake tapper for more. abc's chief white house correspondent. he's in washington filling in for george stephanopoulos on "this week." >> dan, i'm actually senior white house correspondent. not chief. >> never get the title wrong. >> i appreciate the promotion. >> okay. if it was up to me, you would be you know if it was up to me, you would be president itself. let me ask you about last night on "saturday night live" they were openly mocking joe biden's toothy performance in the debate a couple of days ago showing him laughing at inappropriate moments, et cetera, et cete
he's seen since the debate, our debate coach says, keep it up. >> i can't imagine that governor romney would get overconfident, but he needs to keep doing much of the same he did in the first debate. >> reporter: the big face-off at hofstra set for tuesday night. and the campaigns continue to raise cash. the obama campaign has just announced that it has more than 4 million donors this cycle. that's a presidential record, dan and bianna. >> david kerley, thank you. >>>...
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all sorts of debate about romney's comment during the debate about searching through binders full of women, when he was staffing the massachusetts government. >> those binders. >> lots of commentary on both men in the debate and whether they got too personal. >> tagg romney did that last night. >>> and severe weather overnight. eight people were hurt in storms that were punching their way across the northeast. and reports of a possible five or the may does in the area. >> all that moves east. the forecast is really important. >>> also, take a look at this. take a look. it's -- it's what we call the freeze it tease. i don't want to build -- i don't want to raise the bar on "play of the day." but there's a chance, this could be -- freeze it. trust me when i say to you. freeze it. >> what's with all the dramatic arm gestures? >> again, you have to tune in to find out. >> what a tease. >> a lot going on. >>> we begin with the terrorist's plot in new york. a 21-year-old man from bangladesh has been arrested in an fbi sting operation after trying to level the fed reserve bank with a car bo
all sorts of debate about romney's comment during the debate about searching through binders full of women, when he was staffing the massachusetts government. >> those binders. >> lots of commentary on both men in the debate and whether they got too personal. >> tagg romney did that last night. >>> and severe weather overnight. eight people were hurt in storms that were punching their way across the northeast. and reports of a possible five or the may does in the...
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seen since the debate. our debate coach says, keep it up. >> i can't imagine he would get overconfident. he needs to do much of the same he did in the first debate. >> reporter: the big face-off set for tuesday night. the owe what campaign just announced it has more than 4 million donors this cycle. that's a presidential record. >> thank you, david. >>> let's bring in jake tapper for more. he's in washington filling in for george stephanopoulos on "this week." >> i'm senior white house correspondent. not chief. >> never get the title wrong. if it was up to me, you would be president united states. on "saturday night live" they were openly mocking joe biden's performance. i imagine that president obama is not going to take tack this aggressive. but do you think he'll go for the 47% comment? >> think so. they are very different guys, president obama and vice president biden. the styles are different. think you'll see president obama much more aggressive. he'll talk about the 47% comments. in radio interview o
seen since the debate. our debate coach says, keep it up. >> i can't imagine he would get overconfident. he needs to do much of the same he did in the first debate. >> reporter: the big face-off set for tuesday night. the owe what campaign just announced it has more than 4 million donors this cycle. that's a presidential record. >> thank you, david. >>> let's bring in jake tapper for more. he's in washington filling in for george stephanopoulos on "this...
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. >> during the democratic convention, mitt romney will be in debate preparations. preparing for that critical face-off. very important this cycle. >> thank you. >>> let's bring in george stephanopoulos. great to see you, george. historically, how long do post-convention bounces? >> these are very, very polls right now. race is still as david said basically a tied. one of the things that we have seen many years the convention bounces have been going down as television viewership has gone down. pay attention to the polls after the democratic convention. >> you said that he has to focus on the economy, economy, is that what we're going to hear about that during the debates? >> no question. he'll press mitt romney on his plans. he doesn't want this race to simply be about the obama record. he'll argue that the romney plans are going to hurt the middle class. >> and obama camp said that are feeling good about going into their convention this week, how do you think, you're talking to sources there. >> it's a dead heat. when they look at the battle ground states, they bel
. >> during the democratic convention, mitt romney will be in debate preparations. preparing for that critical face-off. very important this cycle. >> thank you. >>> let's bring in george stephanopoulos. great to see you, george. historically, how long do post-convention bounces? >> these are very, very polls right now. race is still as david said basically a tied. one of the things that we have seen many years the convention bounces have been going down as television...
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we saw mitt romney make huge gains with women after the first debate. democrats claim this will block that gain. >> we women are complicated and forgiving creatures. as voters, i think all women are making trade-offs with both of these guys. i don't think anyone, men, but particularly women, were attracted to the nastiness that they saw in that debate. and while people came off and said, oh, obama's back. he's back. i don't know where he thinks he made gains if he's trying to specifically appeal to women. women, more than men, are turned off when it gets below the belt. >> we saw that on focus groups after the debate the other night. i wonder how tagg romney's comments are going to play. i think people are probably forgiving of family members. >> the family member of someone running for president is nearly unbearable. if there's any political family in this country right now, you know, i think people have an appetite to see more of what they're really like. it's the romneys. so, it's sort of nice to see them express something incredibly human and real.
we saw mitt romney make huge gains with women after the first debate. democrats claim this will block that gain. >> we women are complicated and forgiving creatures. as voters, i think all women are making trade-offs with both of these guys. i don't think anyone, men, but particularly women, were attracted to the nastiness that they saw in that debate. and while people came off and said, oh, obama's back. he's back. i don't know where he thinks he made gains if he's trying to specifically...
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president obama and mitt romney will face off tonight in their third and final debate. it will focus on foreign policy. newschannel 8 will have an in- in a report coming up couple of minutes. let's check on the roads. still on 66 busy westbound in fair oaks with a car overturned. incidentsnot had any off the beltway, is stop and go past the pentagon. in maryland, the beltway of georgia avenue has an accident off to the shoulder. morning, what a beautiful star of this morning, degrees of reagan national very light.s are to as much cooler to the west virginiay in northern where we are hanging on to some 30's. be a beautiful day with and we will skies to warm up through the middle of the week. >> we will be back at 8:56. ♪ >>> you've seen them all morning. this wild crowd here for taylor swift, lining up since last night. and now they are taking over times square. and taylor swift taking over "gma" again tomorrow, unforgettable performance. she's going to sing a new hit. we cannot wait for that. good morning, america. you know, robin is home recovering from a bone marrow
president obama and mitt romney will face off tonight in their third and final debate. it will focus on foreign policy. newschannel 8 will have an in- in a report coming up couple of minutes. let's check on the roads. still on 66 busy westbound in fair oaks with a car overturned. incidentsnot had any off the beltway, is stop and go past the pentagon. in maryland, the beltway of georgia avenue has an accident off to the shoulder. morning, what a beautiful star of this morning, degrees of reagan...
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if paul ryan wins this debate, that gives the romney camp a strong argument. mitt romney trying to move towards the center. there's going to be a lot of fireworks. you have a policy wonk in paul ryan. you have joe biden who is everyone's uncle, for better or worse. >> who knows what he'll say? >> every little bit matters. 30 days away. >> john, our thanks to you. abc news will have live coverage of the vice presidential debate on thursday at 9:00 p.m. with diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos. >>> a lot of other news breaking overnight. for that, as always, we go to mr. ron claiborne. good morning to you, sir. >> good morning, dan and bianna. breaking news from new york city. five terror suspects extradited from britain are on new york soil. the men arrived in new york city early this morning. two will be in court later today in connecticut. the best known of them is able hamza al masri. he is charged for trying to set up a training camp in oregon. >>> and we have breaking news out of the vatican, that scandal that rocked the vatican. pope benedict's butler
if paul ryan wins this debate, that gives the romney camp a strong argument. mitt romney trying to move towards the center. there's going to be a lot of fireworks. you have a policy wonk in paul ryan. you have joe biden who is everyone's uncle, for better or worse. >> who knows what he'll say? >> every little bit matters. 30 days away. >> john, our thanks to you. abc news will have live coverage of the vice presidential debate on thursday at 9:00 p.m. with diane sawyer and...
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what president obama will try to do in those debates is, he'll press mitt romney on his plans. he doesn't want this race to simply be about the obama record. he'll argue that the romney plans are going to hurt the middle class. romney is going to argue, mr. president, you have already done that. >> and the obama camp said that are feeling good about going into their convention this week, how do you think, you're talking to sources there. >> it's a dead heat. but when they look at the battleground states, they believe that the president, at least, has a relatively comfortable lead in the electoral college. lot is going to happen between now and november. we have three unemployment reports coming. >>> and be sure to join george later on abc's "this week" when he goes one-on-one with the architect of president obama's 2008 win, white house senior adviser david plouffe and george and diane sawyer lead our live democratic convention in primetime, starting at 10:00 eastern on tuesday night. dan? >>> now to that terrifying discovery at a popular beach along the new england coast. a gi
what president obama will try to do in those debates is, he'll press mitt romney on his plans. he doesn't want this race to simply be about the obama record. he'll argue that the romney plans are going to hurt the middle class. romney is going to argue, mr. president, you have already done that. >> and the obama camp said that are feeling good about going into their convention this week, how do you think, you're talking to sources there. >> it's a dead heat. but when they look at...
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. >> we saw mitt romney tighten in the polls after the first debate. did the president help the slide last night? >> i don't know what the polls are going to say. but i feel very, very good about going into the next 20 days or so. i think it's 20 days. i think people are getting a clear outline on assertions on romney and ryan. i think they give very little detail because they don't want to say what their policies will do. >> reporter: one of the big moments in the debate last night, the moment when the president and governor romney were talking about benghazi. and governor romney calling out the president, saying he wasn't referring to the act of terror at the benghazi act. his campaign saying that candy crowley was wrong on that. and i wonder what your res to that is. >> the response is, it became so clear to the american people how governor romney and the campaign continue to try to politicize a tragedy. and their strategy appears to be to make it appear that the president didn't care, didn't know, or was lying. the fact of the matter is, the presid
. >> we saw mitt romney tighten in the polls after the first debate. did the president help the slide last night? >> i don't know what the polls are going to say. but i feel very, very good about going into the next 20 days or so. i think it's 20 days. i think people are getting a clear outline on assertions on romney and ryan. i think they give very little detail because they don't want to say what their policies will do. >> reporter: one of the big moments in the debate last...
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. >> it's not a good debater, it's that i articulate the deepest felt values of the american people. >> in a stunning setback for mitt romney finishing a distant second and comparing gingrich to president obama. >> george stephanopoulos joins us live this morning to break down the results. >>> "gma" exclusive. we talked to that brave 9-year-old girl who broke free from an alleged kidnapper. calling 911 from a convenience store. we go inside her harrowing ordeal and what gave her the strength to break free. >>> like a hole in the head. in fact, exactly like a hole in the head. the x-ray that everyone is talking about this morning. how did this guy survive a nail lodged in his brain and how it took him more than 24 hours. >>> and could it be a farewell kiss from a rose? seal and heidi klum hit a sour note. friends say they're struggling to save their own seven-year marriage. but it could be the end of one of hollywood's happiest couples. >>> good morning, everybody. everybody is talking right now about newt gingrich, this is a candidate who has been written off repeatedly. aboned by hi
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the bigger question, for romney, do you want this to be a semantic debate? and for obama, do you want to talk about it at all? >> they'll probably hear about it monday night, the foreign policy debate. >>> let's turn to the running mates in their corner for the candidate. i spoke with vice president joe biden last night. and begin to explain why president obama brought such a different game to this second debate. >> i'll tell you what, the obama i've worked with, the president i've worked with, a guy passionately committed to doing something about the plight of the middle-class, he was there last night. i thought he did an incredible job of pointing out what he did, what we're going to do. and i thought it was incredible that governor romney had nothing but a sketchy response to everything. whether it was the young college kid saying i want to get a job. this is the third debate we've had on their tax policy. they have yet to come up with a single, solitary specific. >> what did you say to him that got such a different performance last night? >> we talked af
the bigger question, for romney, do you want this to be a semantic debate? and for obama, do you want to talk about it at all? >> they'll probably hear about it monday night, the foreign policy debate. >>> let's turn to the running mates in their corner for the candidate. i spoke with vice president joe biden last night. and begin to explain why president obama brought such a different game to this second debate. >> i'll tell you what, the obama i've worked with, the...
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debates the democratic representative chris van hollen on health care and 2012. >>> let's get over to ron claiborne. good morning. >>> good morning, tens of thousands of people are expected to turn out for a rally in miami in remembrance of trayvon martin, just comes day after thousands held a protest in sanford. protesters shouted justice for trayvon. put pressure on them until zimmerman is arrested. >>> some tough talk from secretary of state hillary clinton aimed at iran. she warned iran that time is running out for diplomacy over its nuclear program. negotiations resume later this month. she expressed doubt on whether iran has any intention of making a deal that satisfies the u.s. >>> linsanity, it's over at least for now. jeremy lin, the biggest story in pro basketball this season, will go undergo knee surgery, that will sidelined him for six weeks, that will leave the knicks without their breakout star, he could return in time for the playoffs if the knicks make it that far. >>> finally, something for our friend and colleague bianna golodryga to think about, in the final stages
debates the democratic representative chris van hollen on health care and 2012. >>> let's get over to ron claiborne. good morning. >>> good morning, tens of thousands of people are expected to turn out for a rally in miami in remembrance of trayvon martin, just comes day after thousands held a protest in sanford. protesters shouted justice for trayvon. put pressure on them until zimmerman is arrested. >>> some tough talk from secretary of state hillary clinton aimed...
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. >> mitt romney just hired a debate coach, and, man, it shows last night. he showed up with a bucket full of zingers. he dumped them all on newt gingrich. in the final debate before florida votes, mitt romney was not just loaded for bear. he was loaded for newt. unleeching on him. >> the idea that i'm anti-immigrant is repulsive. >> reporter: romney was just as prepared for a new line of attacks from gingrich. >> so maybe governor romney in the spirit of openness should tell us how much money he made have house holds that have been foreclosed on by his investments? >> have you checked your own investments? you also have investments in mutual funds that had money from freddie mac and fannie mae. >> this is a nonsense question. >> wouldn't it be nice if people wouldn't make accusations someplace else they're not wi willing to defend here. >> reporter: a spanish language ad that was misleading. [ speaking spanish ] >> i doubt that's my ad. we'll take a look and find out. >> reporter: turns out it was. the cleanest hits on romney were from rick santorum on heal
. >> mitt romney just hired a debate coach, and, man, it shows last night. he showed up with a bucket full of zingers. he dumped them all on newt gingrich. in the final debate before florida votes, mitt romney was not just loaded for bear. he was loaded for newt. unleeching on him. >> the idea that i'm anti-immigrant is repulsive. >> reporter: romney was just as prepared for a new line of attacks from gingrich. >> so maybe governor romney in the spirit of openness should...
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during the democratic convention, mitt romney will be in debate preparations, preparing for that critical face-off. very important this cycle. bianna. >> david, thank you. >>> for more on this, let's bring in george stephanopoulos. great to see you, george. historically, how long do post-convention bounces last? and do you think governor romney got what wh wanted out of this convention? >> so far, we haven't seen too much of a bounce. but these are still very, very polls right now. race is still, as david said basically a tie. one of the things that we have seen many years the convention bounces have been going down as television viewership has gone down. what i would look for is, pay attention to the polls after the democratic convention. that's when everything will settle down. >> you have said that governor romney has to focus on the economy, economy, economy, is that what we're going to hear during the debates? >> no question. but you also saw president obama there, what he'll try to do in those debates is, he'll press mitt romney on his plans. he doesn't want this race to simply be a
during the democratic convention, mitt romney will be in debate preparations, preparing for that critical face-off. very important this cycle. bianna. >> david, thank you. >>> for more on this, let's bring in george stephanopoulos. great to see you, george. historically, how long do post-convention bounces last? and do you think governor romney got what wh wanted out of this convention? >> so far, we haven't seen too much of a bounce. but these are still very, very polls...
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right now, i'm looking at their debate podiums right now. the debate lecterns. right now, they're splitting up the conservative vote. rick perry, newt gingrich, rick santorum. if you add up the polling for santorum and gingrich, you get roughly what mitt romney has in south carolina. if the conservative base consolidates and unites around one candidate, that person could give mitt romney a run for his money. right now, that candidate could be rick santorum. but right now, there's no decision about that, dan. >> jake tapper, so great to have your analysis. thank you. a reminder to everybody. don't miss tonight's debate. diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos will moderate. it's at 9:00 p.m. eastern, 6:00 pacific. and tomorrow morning, live from new hampshire, right here on abc george is returning to "this week," the show where we take a deep dive into politics. there is nobody better to have at the helm of "this week." >>> the jobs report is playing a big role in the battle for the white house. there are new surprisingly positive unemployment numbers out. the cou
right now, i'm looking at their debate podiums right now. the debate lecterns. right now, they're splitting up the conservative vote. rick perry, newt gingrich, rick santorum. if you add up the polling for santorum and gingrich, you get roughly what mitt romney has in south carolina. if the conservative base consolidates and unites around one candidate, that person could give mitt romney a run for his money. right now, that candidate could be rick santorum. but right now, there's no decision...
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. >> reporter: in the final debate before florida vote, mitt romney wasn't just voting. he unloaded on newt. >> the idea i'm antiimmigrant is repulsive, don't use a term like that. >> reporter: romney was just as prepared for a new line of attack on gingrich. that romney owned investments connected to fannie mae and freddie mac. >> maybe he should tell us how much money he made off households foreclosed by his investments. >> mr. speaker, i know that sounds like an enormous revelation. have you checked your eninvestments? you also have investments, mutual funds that invest in fannie mae and freddie mac. >> right. >> romney even testimony turned one of his favorite tactics on his head. on the question of romney finances. >> this is a nonsense question. >> wouldn't it be nice if people didn't make accusations somewhere else they weren't willing to defend her. >> reporter: if romney had an easy time with newt. he did have trouble with the fact, including a question about a spanish language ad criticizing gingrich which he said was misleading. >> i doubt that's my ad but we'
. >> reporter: in the final debate before florida vote, mitt romney wasn't just voting. he unloaded on newt. >> the idea i'm antiimmigrant is repulsive, don't use a term like that. >> reporter: romney was just as prepared for a new line of attack on gingrich. that romney owned investments connected to fannie mae and freddie mac. >> maybe he should tell us how much money he made off households foreclosed by his investments. >> mr. speaker, i know that sounds like an...
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. >> but more pressure on mitt romney in this debate. if you could say, what is his number one goal for this debate, it is? >> romney needs to have a moment like we saw this week, when bill clinton introduced him, where his humanity shown through. he needs to do the impossible. he needs to orchestrate a moment where he can create that in a way that seems and feels spontaneous and natural. near impossible. >> nicolle wallace, thank you very much. >>> we're going to talk about this and all of the politics sunday on "this week." our headliner, new jersey governor chris christie. >> looking forward to that, george. >>> now, to the dangers on rental car dangers. the story how rental car companies had been renting vehicles that were under recall but not fixing them. five of the rental car companies have pledged to stop that practice. and brian ross is here with the latest. >> reporter: good morning, amy. in a move that only seems to make common sense, enterprise, the biggest rental car company, has joined avis, hertz, thrifty and national, wil
. >> but more pressure on mitt romney in this debate. if you could say, what is his number one goal for this debate, it is? >> romney needs to have a moment like we saw this week, when bill clinton introduced him, where his humanity shown through. he needs to do the impossible. he needs to orchestrate a moment where he can create that in a way that seems and feels spontaneous and natural. near impossible. >> nicolle wallace, thank you very much. >>> we're going to...
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the republican candidates for president debated in new hampshire last night and front-runner mitt romney focused his attacks on president obama while his rivals sniped at each other and at romney. rick santorum and newt gingrich challenged romney's leadership capabilities. >>> this morning, we know the identity of a woman whose body was found on a british royal estate, she is 17-year-old alisa dmitrijeva. reported missing last august. her body was found on new year's day and her family said in a statement "we are devastated." >>> and finally, a penny for your thoughts. if you have some very expensive thoughts, this one cent coin you see right there is in excellent condition and was sold in florida at an auction for a whopping $1,480,000. a new record for a penny. it was minted in 1791. the first year that the u.s. minted its own coins. now you know. >> that's how much jay-z paid to rent out the wing of the hospital. >> very valuable penny that he gave to the lenox hill hospital. it's time now for the weather and over to ginger zee. ginger? >>> we start with the drought or the improving d
the republican candidates for president debated in new hampshire last night and front-runner mitt romney focused his attacks on president obama while his rivals sniped at each other and at romney. rick santorum and newt gingrich challenged romney's leadership capabilities. >>> this morning, we know the identity of a woman whose body was found on a british royal estate, she is 17-year-old alisa dmitrijeva. reported missing last august. her body was found on new year's day and her family...
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that created a real opening for that debate. but they needed to seize it with positive, proactive plans. >> a very close race ahead. john, thanks for coming on. >>> be sure to watch abc's "this week" tomorrow, when george talks to david axelrod, and ryan priebus. >>> let's check the headlines with ron claiborne. >> good morning, everyone. we begin with backlash in libya, after the attack that killed ambassador chris stevens and three other americans. thousands of libyan protesters stormed the headquarters in benghazi, including the group suspected in the attack on the u.s. consulate. the compound was set on fire by angry protesters. and the militants inside were forced to flee. >>> in pakistan, 19 people were killed in violent protests over that anti-islam movie that was made in the u.s. dozens more were injured during clashes between police and protesters there. protesters offended by that film, marched in a half dozen other musl countries on friday. >>> and there's a link between sugary dinks and obesity. one study of 33,000 a
that created a real opening for that debate. but they needed to seize it with positive, proactive plans. >> a very close race ahead. john, thanks for coming on. >>> be sure to watch abc's "this week" tomorrow, when george talks to david axelrod, and ryan priebus. >>> let's check the headlines with ron claiborne. >> good morning, everyone. we begin with backlash in libya, after the attack that killed ambassador chris stevens and three other americans....
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and mitt romney is doing debate practice this weekend. it is tuesday, the big time we see them in the second debate. >> indeed. a lot of democrats, especially, say those adjustments are key. david kerley, thank you. >>> for more on this, we have john avlon, senior columnist for "newsweek" and "the daily beast." john, good morning. >> good morning. >> thank you for coming in. we appreciate it. let's talk about benghazi. is this truly a potent issue for republicans? and does the killing of osama bin laden not inoculate the president somewhat on foreign policy attacks? >> the benghazi scrutiny is snowballing at the wrong time for the obama administration. the questions that still exist, less than a month out from the election, that's a real problem. and in fact, it's been a month since the attack, we haven't brought those killers to justice. that's a real problem. but foreign policy has long been the president's strength in polls. in large part because of the killing of osama bin laden. the benghazi attack doesn't take that away. it doesn't
and mitt romney is doing debate practice this weekend. it is tuesday, the big time we see them in the second debate. >> indeed. a lot of democrats, especially, say those adjustments are key. david kerley, thank you. >>> for more on this, we have john avlon, senior columnist for "newsweek" and "the daily beast." john, good morning. >> good morning. >> thank you for coming in. we appreciate it. let's talk about benghazi. is this truly a potent issue...
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but mitt romney and paul ryan want to have this debate because it's a debate they feel they'll win. and ryan brought out a very personal weapon. >> congressman paul ryan! >> i want to introduce you to my mom. >> reporter: yep, that's mom betty, a medicare recipient. in front of more than 3,000 cheering florida seniors. >> we have a choice to make. we will lead. >> reporter: and he went on the offense. accusing the president of taking $700 billion out of medicare for health care reform. >> we'll end the raid of medicare and we'll make sure that this board of bureaucrats won't mess with my mom's health care or your mom's health care. >> reporter: romney and ryan say their plan to change the health system into a voucher program won't touch anyone over the age of 55. >> we got to change it or it's going to go broke. >> reporter: a supporter, but look at what was overhead. a plane pulling a sign. "paul ryan, keep your hands off our medicare." >> they want seniors to get vouchers. it could force seniors to pay an extra $640 for their health care. >> reporter: and the president took anothe
but mitt romney and paul ryan want to have this debate because it's a debate they feel they'll win. and ryan brought out a very personal weapon. >> congressman paul ryan! >> i want to introduce you to my mom. >> reporter: yep, that's mom betty, a medicare recipient. in front of more than 3,000 cheering florida seniors. >> we have a choice to make. we will lead. >> reporter: and he went on the offense. accusing the president of taking $700 billion out of medicare...